Nature and Disaster Stories
Earthquakes, storms, eruptions, floods and the natural world, with dates, places and figures from official records.
1917
1917 · Nature & Disasters
The Halifax Explosion
December 6, 19171908
1908 · Nature & Disasters
The Messina Earthquake
December 28, 1908
1906 · Nature & Disasters
Market Street Before and After the 1906 Earthquake
April 18, 19061903
1903 · Nature & Disasters
The Iroquois Theatre Fire
December 30, 1903
1871 · Nature & Disasters
The Night the Peshtigo Fire Overwhelmed a Wisconsin Town
October 8, 1871
1871 · Nature & Disasters
The Great Chicago Fire Begins on DeKoven Street
October 8, 18711755
1755 · Nature & Disasters
The Lisbon Earthquake and the Destruction of a Capital
November 1, 17551535
1535 · Nature & Disasters